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Commode: AAL.1-1981

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Lacroix, Roger

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Description

Commode, pine veneered in kingwood (?) with ormolu mounts and breccia marble top.

Legal notes

Lent anonymously

Place(s) associated

  • Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1981) by Anonymous

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1760

Components of the work

Top composed of marble ( breccia)
Kingwood

Materials used in production

possibly Kingwood
Pine

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: stamp for the maker
  • Method of creation: Stamped
  • Type: Maker's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.1-1981
Primary reference Number: 208776
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Audit data

Created: Friday 13 May 2016 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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